Some people believe that giving gifts is one ...

Some people believe that giving gifts is one way ____by others.

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Giving a gift that will stand the test of time is always a challenge,but giving plants is one way to try.Whatever type of plant you choose,it’s sure to last longer than cut flowers1.

The most important thing to consider is where it will live.If your friend’s place is bright and sunny,a succulent(多肉植物)makes sense. 2.Succulents naturally grow in desert-like environments,while orchids(兰花)grow in damp forests.

3.It can help you understand what conditions it prefers.So,while picking out plant gifts,ask the salesperson for more information to ensure what you choose is a match for where it will end up.

Whatever plant you choose,make peace with the fact that it may or may not survive.After all,a house’s inside is pretty dissimilar to where that plant naturally grows.So we can all only do our best.4.If their leaves dry up,they’re not getting enough water.If they’re reaching their leaves toward the light,they may need more of it.So offer that advice to your friend,and then let it go.

If you have a plant-interested friend on your gift list,why not choose a plant which is easy to keep alive in his place and looks lovely?You don’t need to wrap it,as a simple bow is　 enough.5.It’s a way to ensure your gift gets a good start in life.

A.You can always put them inside a paper bag.

B.But you can consider giving a nice pot and bag of soil.

C.Knowing the natural history of a plant is equally important.

D.Even relatively experienced green thumbs sometimes lose

E.The key is to pay attention to plants-really look at them each day..

F.If you want to choose plants as gifts,the ideas below will help you on your way.

G.If your friend has a cool home with no direct sun,an orchid is probably a better choice.

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①One by one, prejudices are disappearing in the West. People may harbour private suspicions that other people’s race or sex makes them inferior—but to say so openly is totally taboo. One old prejudice remains respectable, though. Just ask a childless person.

②They are not charged to special taxes, as they were in Soviet Russia; nor are they driven from their

homes, as they still are in some poor countries. The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. Childless politicians are charged with not having a proper stake（利害关系）in society. “He talks to us about

the future, but he doesn’t have children!” complained Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the National Front party, of Emmanuel Macron, who went on to win the French presidency. Similar attacks on Theresa May and Angela Merkel also failed—but researchers find that many voters quietly agree.

③The charges against the childless should be thrown out, along with other social prejudice. In many

rich countries, between 15% and 20% of women, and a slightly higher proportion of men, will not have children. The share is rising. Some have medical problems; others do not meet the right person in time; still others decide they do not want them. Whatever the cause, the attacks on the childless are baseless.

④If non-breeders are selfish, they have a strange way of showing it. They are more likely to set up

charitable foundations than people with children, and much more likely to donate money to good causes. According to one American estimate, the mere fact of not having children raises the amount a person leaves to charity by a little over $10,000. The childless are thus a small but useful counterweight to the world’s parents, who stop social immobility by passing on their social and economic advantages to their children.

⑤The fact that so many senior politicians lack offspring（子孙）ought to put to rest the idea that they

do not care for society. Five of the G7 countries are led by childless men and women. Mr Macron, Mrs May, Mrs Merkel, Shinzo Abe and Paolo Gentiloni have their faults, but they are not notably less able than Justin Trudeau (who has three children) let alone Donald Trump (who has five). Their opportunities for nepotism

（裙带关系）are limited. And they spare their countries dynastic politics.

⑥The charge that childless people fail to pull their weight in population is correct, but is less serious than it appears. Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments

have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. But to sustain （ 维 持 ） public pensions in the long

term, countries do not actually need more parents. What they need instead is more babies. It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. Ireland, yet another country with a childless leader, still manages it today.

⑦The childless also do everyone else a favour by creating wonderful works of art. British novelists

have been especially likely to have no offspring: think of Hilary Mantel, P.G. Wodehouse and the Brontë sisters. In September last year Britain put Jane Austen on its ten-pound note. That decision has was controversial, though it was hard to see why. Few people have written as shrewdly（出神入化）about money

or about families—even though Austen did not marry, and had no children.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. The childless often get punished in society.

B. The childless often come under sharp criticism.

C. Most successful politicians have no children

D. Childlessness affects the result of an election.

2.The childless are prejudiced because people think the childless　　 .

A. have a strange way to show selfishness

B. set a bad example for young people

C. are not as able as those with children

D. are the government’s financial burden

3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. Accepting more immigrants.

B. Reducing the pensions for the aged.

C. Encouraging parents to have more children.

D. Supporting the political leaders with no children.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the childless?

A. Understanding　　 B. Skeptical

C. Disappointed　　 D. Reserved

5.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?(①to⑦ represent Paragraphs 1 to 7)

A. 　　 B.

C. 　　 D.

6.What is the best title for the passage?

A. In defence of the childless

B. In hope of having a child or not

C. Reasons for not having children

D. Measures to address aging problems

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No one could name themselves when they were born. That is,________ has his or her name given by others. So we needn’t care too much about our names, which are just  ________. They are used to refer to you. Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, never forget that the hopes and dreams they cared for may not ________ your needs. If your name no longer seems to fit you, don’t lose heart. Screen stars ________ change their names, and with some determination, you can, too.

Legal rules are more ________ in this matter than you may expect. Many newlyweds, ________, realize that no law requires a woman to ________ her husband’s name. Even more, parents can give their children any name they wish, ________ it’s not that of either parent.

If you do wish to have a new name, you don’t need to make the change ________. Under common law, ________ is necessary to start using the name of your choice. More importantly, you ________ to use it everywhere. ________, you must change all your identification and ________. Be sure to practice your new ________ until you write it naturally and ________.

Making friends and fellow workers ________ you Leach instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork involved, and you are ________ to meet official resistance, too. Whatever happens, be sure that no law should ________ you from using the name you have chosen, ________ you use it for the purpose of cheating. Please enjoy your right to be called by ________ name you choose!

1.A.  nobody     B.      everyone C.      all   D.      someone

2.A. symbols      B.      presents   C.      souvenirs D.      patterns

3.A .know B.      trust         C.      satisfy        D.      agree

4.A. regularly    B.      legally       C.      seldom      D.      bravely

5.A. rigid   B.      available   C.      practical   D.      flexible

6.A. in fact         B.      as a result C.      for instance       D.      in name

7.A. assume     B. handle        C.  call     D.  acquire

8.A. as if    B.      only if        C.  even if        D.      if only

9.A. popular      B.      official       C.      known       D.      academic

10.A. what         B.      that  C.      it       D.      which

11.A. are used  B.      are supposed    C.  are hoped  D.      look forward

12.A. Instead     B.      Besides     C.      Luckily      D.      Otherwise

13.A. values      B.      notes         C.      records     D.      accounts

14.A. signature B.      handwriting       C.  need  D.      pronunciation

15.A. consistently      B.      constantly          C. beautifully     D.      attractively

16.A. to call       B.      call   C.      calling       D.      called

17.A. probable B.      impossible         C.      convenient        D.      likely

18.A. admit        B.      tolerate    C.      prohibit    D.      permit

19.A. unless      B.      when         C.      if       D.      because

20.A.whose       B.      no matter what

C.      which        D.      whatever

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________ Teacher’s Day is just around the corner．I’ll give my teacher a gift, _____ one that is special and unforgettable．

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Some people just can’t keep from giving. That was the way it was with my neighbour. Although disabled, she was very active. In fact, she did more for the community (社区)every day 1.I ever do in a year’s time.

I was always amazed at the pace she kept. On Mondays and Fridays, she worked at a college giving students guidance so that they could have a good　 2. (choose) of career. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she helped out as a volunteer to give aid to people without 3. (home). And on the weekends, she 4. (teach) local kids who needed extra help with their schoolwork. And most 5. ( important) , she always had a positive attitude. I don’t remember once 6.( hear) her complaints about her troubles.　 7.　 stresses of everyday life seemed to make her look for every occasion she could find 8. ( spread) her good humor around instead 9. bothering her. 1 remember when I had just lost my job, she spent a day with me and listened to me. She never became impatient with my complaints.

What I regret now 10. (be) not having ever really done anything for her. I suppose she never needed it.

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Main people believe that the only way to make our communities safer is to build more prisons. But there's a way to better protect cities and towns by doing just the opposite.

In many countries throughout the world, prison populations have risen dramatically over the past decade. One of the main reasons for this is the large number of repeat offenders, that is people who break the law again are once freed from jail. Statistics show that about one in four prisoners freed every year return to jail within three years.

This is partly because ex-prisoners face huge difficulty finding employment. More than a third of them cannot find any job at all. Data show that having a job greatly reduces the chances that a person will commit a crime again or commit one in the first place. Released prisoners who do manage to find steady employment are 50 percent less likely to return to prison. Rather than harming a community, having a job helps ex-prisoners to change their ways and make a positive and productive contribution to their communities.

What's more, helping these men and women find jobs would also save taxpayers a lot of money. Few prisoners would save governments millions or possibly even billions of dollars annually: the costs of building and operating jails.

There are many things that the government can do to help ex-prisoners find work. More job training programs should be introduced to provide prisoners with work skills before they are freed. Companies and factories should also be given tax benefits if they employ ex-prisoners. Such programs have been shown to work in several countries.

Such policies of course assure that freed criminals actually want to work. But shouldn't they be given the chance? Our goal, after all, shouldn’t be to incarcerate as many prisoners as possible, but to build a society that doesn't need to put such a large percentage of its population in jail. We should take a step in that direction and help prisoners find self-respect and purpose through work.

1.What percentage of freed prisoners returns to prison within three years?

A. 65%.　　 B. 50%.

C. 33%.　　 D. 25%.

2.Which of the following best describes the content of the fifth paragraph?

A. Facts.　　 B. Arguments.

C. Recommendations.　　 D. Requirements.

3.What does the underlined word "incarcerate" in the last paragraph mean?

A. set free　　 B. lock up

C. employ　　 D. separate

4.Which of the following would the author agree with?

A. Tougher punishment will reduce crime.

B. Most prisoners do not deserve to be in prison.

C. Economic conditions are a major cause of crime.

D. Prison populations are likely to increase in the future.

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A gift made by one’s own hands is better than ______ bought in a shop.

A. it  B. that       C. one       D. the one

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Many people believe that there is some truth in the saying Laughter is the best medicine.1. Laughter helps relieve pain, strengthen the immune system and reduce stress. Laughter stimulates(激发) hormones which make us feel happy. Laughter also increases the flow of blood throughout the body and has benefits which are similar to the ones you get by doing exercise.

2.Children exposed to funny films and cartoons before major medical procedures are able to cope better with pain and anxiety.3.. These are professional clowns who are sent to hospitals and wards to entertain and distract sick children.

Laughter therapy has become very popular in recent years and as a result, more and more laughter clubs are starting to open up in cities and towns all over the world. At a laughter session, a trained therapist instructs the group to perform a series of exercises which are designed to produce laughter. 4.And it takes them some time to get rid of their inhibitions（心理抑制）.They might even start off with fake laughter, but this doesn’t matter because our bodies can’t tell the difference, and the results are the same. Moreover, laughter is contagious（传染的).5.

So next time you feel ill, stressed out or depressed, try watching a funny film or try remembering an amusing incident in your life. You will soon feel better.

A. If one person starts giggling, it is unavoidable that everyone else will be drawn in.

B. Laughter helps you focus.

C. This finding has led to so-called clown doctors.

D. In fact, research done by scientists has shown that laughter has a lot of health benefits.

E. Laughter makes the world a better and more colorful place.

F. Some people may find the idea embarrassing at first.

G. Using laughter therapy in children’s hospitals has proven to be invaluable.

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Some people don't believe that driving more slowly can save lives．But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents．

The above chart（表格） shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed．The distance is measured in feet．The shaded area（阴影部分） shows the driver's thinking distance．That's the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．The white area shows the car's braking distance．That's the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes（闸、刹车） are used．The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car

1.According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?

A．55．  B．73．  C．128．  D．183．

2.What is the braking distance for a car that is travelling at 60 miles per hour?

A．66 feet． B．119 feet． C．185 feet． D．251 feet．

3.Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?

A．The braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．

B．The speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car．

C．The braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hour.

D．Driving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents

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